Manfred Wolke (born 14 January 1943 in

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) is a German former

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boxer. He was a member of the ''Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Frankfurt an der Oder''. Wolke, representing East Germany, was the Welterweight Olympic gold medalist at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. Wolke defeated Joseph Bessala of

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on a 4-1 decision in the final. In 1972 he was knocked out by Cuba's Emilio Correa and didn't win a medal. After his boxing career ended, Wolke became a trainer, most notably working with 1990s Heavyweight contender

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and

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, and most recently with Francesco Pianeta.

1968 Olympic results

Below are the results of Manfred Wolke, a welterweight boxer from East Germany who competed at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Andres Molina (Cuba) by decision, 4-1 * Round of 16: defeated Expedito Arrais (Brazil) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: defeated Celal Sandal (Turkey) by decision, 4-1 * Semifinal: defeated Vladimir Musalinov (Soviet Union) by decision, 3-2 * Final: defeated Joseph Bessala (Cameroon) by decision, 4-1 (won gold medal)

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* * * 1943 births Living people Boxers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of East Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics German male boxers Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver Recipients of the Banner of Labor Sportspeople from Potsdam Welterweight boxers {{Germany-Olympic-medalist-stub